PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Smoove Bee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bee comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Get Enough of Your Love Baby. Murphy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Big pimpin Jay-Z kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bee
vs
Murphy

181 cm
23
215 lbs
7 - 3 - 1

195 cm
23
217 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Smoove Bee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eric Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy throws a jab but it's blocked by Bee.

Bee closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Murphy to the mat! Murphy manages to get full guard.

Bee drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bee jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Murphy looking to control.
Bee trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom.
Bee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Murphy wants to sweep but no luck.
Murphy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bee is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bee thows a big elbow that misses.
Bee might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Murphy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bee is pushing down on Murphy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Murphy is fighting to maintain full guard but Bee has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bee has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Bee seems to be looking for submissions.
Nice strikes from Bee there.
Bee thows a huge punch but Murphy dodges it nicely.
Bee wants to free his trapped foot but Murphy is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Bee is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bee trying to mount his opponent but Murphy defends it.

Bee is working for a submission of some sort.
Bee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is looking for a sweep. Bee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bee looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bee takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Murphy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bee.
Bee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bee throwing shots but Murphy is blocking nicely.
Bee thows a huge punch but Murphy dodges it nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Murphy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Murphy is staying active underneath Bee, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Murphy keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Bee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bee thows a huge punch but Murphy dodges it nicely.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murphy misses with a wild combination.
Bee lands a head kick. Murphy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bee scoring well with a low kick there.
Bee throws a front kick that sends Murphy stumbling back into the cage.
Murphy looks gassed!

Bee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bee leaning against his opponent.
Bee jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Murphy walks away with a smile on his face. Bee gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Smoove Bee dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bee shoots in and drives through. Murphy sprawls well.
Some wild striking there from Murphy.
Murphy fails to land with a series of punches.
Bee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Murphy's calf.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Murphy misses.
Bee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bee lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bee lands with a kick to the ribs.

Bee shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Murphy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bee stands and throws Murphy's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Bee tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bee has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Murphy is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bee misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Bee looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Bee wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Murphy, who protects the arm well.

Bee working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bee working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Murphy tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bee jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Murphy manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Bee has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Murphy!
Bee dominating with strikes here.
Bee trying to control but Murphy is having none of it.
Bee working Murphy over with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is working to get back to half guard.
Bee punishing his opponent with strikes.
Murphy is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Bee is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bee is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Murphy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Smoove Bee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murphy wants to hold on but Bee pushes him away.
Bee punishing his opponent with strikes.

Murphy is rocked!

Bee has isolated one of Murphy's arms. Murphy looking to fight him off but Bee twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Smoove Bee!